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Carrier damaged by springbox fall at ski resort

1 February 2016

Persona

Asset Owner

Contractor

Technologies

Passenger Ropeways

Reference number

5578444

Location: Invermere
Description: A carrier travelling downhill had the springbox fall from the hanger arm, this allowed the hanger arm to swing in and contact the sheave assembly on tower 4. This resulted in a deropement of the haul rope from tower 4 that was not retained by the sheave assembly haul rope catcher.

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